Origin: Greek suffix -ism
Absolutism has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
dominance through threat of punishment and violence
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
the doctrine of an absolute being
Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
The word "absolutism" first appeared in English in 1753 to describe a theological concept before being used in its modern political sense by 1830. It is formed from the word "absolute" combined with the suffix "-ism," following the French term absolutisme.